Hirschi

David speaks eloquently about his own work on his blog: www.davidhirschi.com/blog/

Stone and Breath

When asked to create a set of paintings for the opening of inde/jacobs‘ new gallery, I did not know it was the next step down a path that had been revealing itself slowly through a series of seemingly unrelated events. A path toward defining a new ethos for the work I do in the studio, a context to guide me.

In late December 2014, the paintings were installed in a space at the gallery which is created by three walls suspended from the ceiling so they float about 3 feet from the floor. A skylight floods the space with ever-changing light depending on weather and time of day. I have been painting by natural light for a number of years and it is the way I prefer to look at my paintings, so this space was a dream come true.

On first seeing this space, I thought “it’s a chapel.” It was obvious the space required work quite different from my last series, Fourths & Fifths, of playful colors and technique — something more somber and numinous which would evoke echoing silence, deep quiet.

I have not painted on canvas for a long time, nor a painting made from thin, successive veils of color, but this felt like the right thing to do for the centerpiece of the installation, “Sequel.”

I began seeing the outlines of this new ethos when I began the work of naming the small paintings to flank Sequel. At the time I was reading David Abram’s “Becoming Animal,” a chapter named “Wood and Stone.” Stone. There’s a good solid, strong word. I have collected stones from my walks, the ones which beckoned to me by shape or color or some communication perhaps even deeper than that. I have rested against the granite boulders of the mountain and felt something ineffable move between the boulder and me which comforted me.

To return to the word “numinous,” the definition is “suggesting the presence of a divinity.” Since I am not a religious person, divinity is not something above and beyond, embedded in an anthropomorphic god. The divine is here and now, it is the breath of this living earth, it is in the stones, the mountains. It is in the wind through the trees and grasses causing them to whisper and sing.

DH

I am honored to be showing such a thoughtful and brilliant artist.

VI

Hirschi

David speaks eloquently about his own work on his blog: www.davidhirschi.com/blog/

Stone and Breath

When asked to create a set of paintings for the opening of inde/jacobs‘ new gallery, I did not know it was the next step down a path that had been revealing itself slowly through a series of seemingly unrelated events. A path toward defining a new ethos for the work I do in the studio, a context to guide me.

In late December 2014, the paintings were installed in a space at the gallery which is created by three walls suspended from the ceiling so they float about 3 feet from the floor. A skylight floods the space with ever-changing light depending on weather and time of day. I have been painting by natural light for a number of years and it is the way I prefer to look at my paintings, so this space was a dream come true.

On first seeing this space, I thought “it’s a chapel.” It was obvious the space required work quite different from my last series, Fourths & Fifths, of playful colors and technique — something more somber and numinous which would evoke echoing silence, deep quiet.

I have not painted on canvas for a long time, nor a painting made from thin, successive veils of color, but this felt like the right thing to do for the centerpiece of the installation, “Sequel.”

I began seeing the outlines of this new ethos when I began the work of naming the small paintings to flank Sequel. At the time I was reading David Abram’s “Becoming Animal,” a chapter named “Wood and Stone.” Stone. There’s a good solid, strong word. I have collected stones from my walks, the ones which beckoned to me by shape or color or some communication perhaps even deeper than that. I have rested against the granite boulders of the mountain and felt something ineffable move between the boulder and me which comforted me.

To return to the word “numinous,” the definition is “suggesting the presence of a divinity.” Since I am not a religious person, divinity is not something above and beyond, embedded in an anthropomorphic god. The divine is here and now, it is the breath of this living earth, it is in the stones, the mountains. It is in the wind through the trees and grasses causing them to whisper and sing.

DH

I am honored to be showing such a thoughtful and brilliant artist.

VI

Istallation of Caesura, Sequel & Khthon

Sequel (2014)

Oil on Canvas / 48" x 46" / $7,800

Caesura (2014)

Oil on wood panel / 15" x 12" / Sold

Four Soldiers, 2013

Oil on wood / 4 parts, each 10 x 8 inches / Sold

Four Soldiers, 2013

Oil on wood / 4 parts, each 10 x 8 inches / sold

1304 (2013)

Oil on wood panel / 16" x 16" / $2,400

1301 (2013)

Oil on wood panel / 16" x 16" / $2,400

Hirschi presented a new series of work in Milan in the fall of 2013. The two works above are from that series. I followed his process as he created the work and, although the works appears spontaneous, it is the result of exhaustive study and experimentation, a precise preparation of materials and application of paint.